FedEx Delivery Notices Dropping Zeus and Fareit Trojans

Not all FedEx deliveries contain packages that users expect.

By Tara Seals

Security researchers at AppRiver have observed an uptick in spam messages that appear to be shipping notifications from FedEx, but in fact contain Fareit malware, an information stealer that targets email passwords and browser-stored passwords, as well as FTP credentials.

During AppRiver’s analysis, the malware also downloaded a copy of the ever-popular Zeus Trojan onto the infected machine.

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Source: http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/

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